Essen vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$681
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$1789
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
95
95
😀 Quality of life
95
86
🏙️ Population
585K
2.6M

The cost of living in Essen is 32% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 3595th and 4715th ($1525 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 1st in Germany and Taiwan, respectively. Check Germany vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 31st and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Taipei

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Essen Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$18424

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605